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Animation Concepts 201 - Principles of Background Design.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
What is the best way to brainstorm creative ideas for backgrounds?
Using layers in Photoshop
Sketching our your ideas on paper
Building them in Maya
Using layers in Illustrator
2
The vanishing point is always in the center of the picture. True or false?
False
True
3
What is a color-card?
The color of a character
A color that stands for the background
The color of a layer
The color of the storyboard
4
What kind of camera move is often used when characters are walking?
a perspective
a truck-in
a truck-out
a pan
5
Framing leads the viewers' eyes to where you want them to look? True or false?
False
True
6
OL means:
Object Line
Open Line
Overlay
Object Layer
7
What is reference material?
Any material that gives you inspiration and guides for your artwork
The blueprint for your design
The script and storyboard
The final finished artwork
8
What is a thumbnail?
The rendered Background
A small, rough drawing of the scene
A selection of storyboard panels
A saved JPEG of the background
9
Your reference material should dictate what your drawings should look like. True or false?
True
False
10
When working on a background for an animated show, your creation will be the main attraction. True or false?
True
False
11
Which key do you need to hold to make your lines completely straight in Photoshop?
Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows)
Command (Mac) or Control (Windows)
Spacebar
Shift
12
What is a board panel?
A layer in the stack in Photoshop
One frame of a Storyboard
The size of the document
It is the name of the finished Background art
13
The Horizon Line represents the vanishing point in the perspective grid. True or false?
False
True
14
What effect does symmetry have in a background?
It frames the action for the best possible view
It makes the script much more interesting
It can make an image look static and boring
It can make an image look dynamic and interesting
15
Symmetry tends to make an image dynamic. True or false?
False
True
16
What determines file size?
The name of the file
The dimensions (no. of pixels/cm of height x width) and the resolution (no. of pixels per inch)
Saving the file as a JPEG of a Photohop file
The type of artwork
17
What is 2-point perspective?
The convergence of all lines
The vanishing point
It's a perspective grid, or drawing, that has 2 vanishing points
It's the rule of thirds for composition
18
Background designs start off with a rough sketch. True or false?
False
True
19
What is a camera pan?
It refers to the arrows on a storyboard
It's a camera movement from left to right, or vice versa
It's any camera notes for the BG Artist
It means "no board panel"
20
Does the BG Artist have to draw the whole scene for a close-up?
No, there is as at least one pose off the ground
Only if there is dialogue
Yes
In this case the BG artist only has to draw half the scene
21
Which type of shots helps to establish a scene?
The wide angle
The long shot
The extreme close up
The mid shot
22
How do you delete a layer in Photoshop?
Create a new layer above it
Select the layer in the stack and hit delete/backspace
Open up a new document
Close the document without saving it
23
Background Design is a part of animation production. True or false?
False
True
24
What is the compositor's job?
To create the storyboard
To build the background
To lay the animation on top of the background
To render the animation
25
Why do you need to check the storyboard for characters and action?
So that you know what part of the BG to leave clear for the animation
So that you can time out the scene
So that you know what the dialogue is
To check if there are any camera angles
Animation Concepts 201
Principles of Background Design
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